Filipino welfare advocate Teresita “Terry” Villasenor’s artwork is being showcased in the LA City Hall Women’s History Month exhibit launched on International Women’s Day on March 8 as part of the government’s gender equity mission. Villasenor’s “Purplex” – a story of courage, resilience and victory over domestic violence and human trafficking, depicted through acrylic on […]
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German YouTuber Tobi Krick records beauty of his Philippine experience
German national Tobi Krick, a vlogger on YouTube, did not originally intend to come to the Philippines but his videos clearly show he eventually grew to love the country and its people. In fact, even after Krick left the country he continues to create videos about the Philippines and Filipinos. Krick was supposed to be […]
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Catriona Gray crowns Puteri Indonesia, advocates women empowerment and positivity
Reigning Miss Universe Catriona Gray marked International Women’s Day by crowning the new queen of Puteri Indonesia 2019 and afterwards talking to the Indonesian beauties about women empowerment and positivity. Gray attended the March 8 beauty pageant and crowned the winner of Puteri Indonesia – the national beauty pageant that sends representatives to Miss Universe, […]
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DOST-SEI opens scholarship slots for S&T grad students to study abroad
The Department of Science and Technology-Education Institute (DOST-SEI) is opening scholarship slots to science professionals who wish to pursue further studies abroad. In a media release sent by DOST-SEI to Good News Pilipinas, the government agency announced slots for Foreign Graduate Scholarship in Specialized Priority S & T Fields. DOST – SEI will be offering […]
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MEET: Dr. Lucille Abad, promoter of peaceful use for nuclear technology
Meet Dr. Lucille V. Abad of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) who was featured by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) in the Juana Says series for International Women’s Day 2019. Dr. Abad, the chief of the Atomic Nuclear Division of the PNRI, was awarded the 2017 Excellent Research Team of the Year by […]
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Top 2 finish for Joyce Pilarsky’s Balangiga Bells-inspired collection at Britain’s Top Designer Awards
Award-winning international fashion and jewelry designer Joyce Pilarsky presented a collection inspired from the historical Balangiga Bells in the Philippines and emerged with the Top 2 award at the prestigious Britain’s Top Designer Awards. The Filipino fashion artist vied against 9 designers who presented their collections in front of industry judges – celebrity and fashion […]
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Filipino short films return to the limelight in Germany’s film festival
Three successful Filipino short films have made their way to screenings at the upcoming Landshut Short Film Festival (Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival) in Germany. Happening this March 20 to 25, this year’s edition of the Germany film festival will include: the first Pinoy film to compete in the short film section of Cannes – Carlo Francisco Manatad’s […]
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Conde Nast Traveler lists El Nido among world’s best island beaches
El Nido in Palawan, Philippines has been ranked Top 5 in the latest edition of Conde Nast Traveler’s (CNT) “The 24 Best Island Beaches in the World.” El Nido, one of the “Best Resorts of the World” in the 2018 edition of Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards, is a haven of white sand, stunning […]
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MEET: Cebuano Wakeboarder Raphael Trinidad, Philippines’ hope for Olympic Gold
It was Filipino wakeboarder prodigy Raphael Trinidad’s first time going into the world stage. But what he didn’t realize then was it would also be the Philippines’ first ever medal finish at the 10th IWWF World Wakeboard Championship in Argentina —and it came from him. “This is for the country. It really feels good to […]
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Calamba leads 11 Philippine Cities in South East Asia’s cleanest
Calamba in Laguna province is leading 11 Philippine cities marked as having the cleanest air in Southeast Asia. The Philippines, recognized by the United Nations for its environmental efforts, was listed in the 2018 World Air Quality Report released by Greenpeace. The March 2019 report studied the measurements of fine particles known as PM2.5, that […]
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Philippines’ 1st full-length opera Noli Me Tangere returns to CCP
Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), the Philippines’ first full-length opera based on the 19th century novel of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, is back on stage at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Pasay City for an all-new production. CCP, the country’s cultural performance center which is also offering International Women’s Month […]
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Forbes names the Philippines billionaires, Villar, Gokongwei & Razon top the list
The Forbes Magazine annual list of the world’s richest named 17 Filipinos among the 2,153 billionaires with Manny Villar Jr., John Gokongwei Jr., and Enrique Razon Jr. leading the local lineup. Property tycoon Villar is on top of the list for the first time, following the death of former top lister Henry Sy Sr. The […]
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